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Because it has a minor third (eg in C minor scale, C-E flat is a minor third interval), and a minor 6th (again in c minor, C -A flat is a minor 6th). This creates the correct pattern for TSTTST1/2S
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What is a major scale with a minor third called?
Simply a minor scale
What is the first note of a major or minor scale called?
The Tonic
What is the Name for the third degree of a major or minor scale?
The third scale degree is called the mediant.
What is the difference of a melodic scale and a harmonic scale?
The difference between a melodic minor scale and a harmonic minor scale is that in a melodic minor scale, the sixth and seventh scale degrees are raised on the way up, and on the way down they are the same as they would be in natural minor. In a harmonic minor scale, only the seventh scale degree is raised and stays the same on the way down.
What is the first note of a major or minor scale?
The first note of a major or minor scale is called the tonic note. For example: for C major, the first note (or tonic note) is C; for a minor, the first note (or tonic note) is a.
What is a major scale with a minor third called?
Simply a minor scale
What is a series of 8 pitches that can be a major or minor called?
A Major/Minor scale.
What minor scale mode is just a major scale starting on the sixth scale degree?
I'm not sure if this is the answer your looking for, but by playing a scale, starting on the sixth degree in a major scale (also called aeolian mode), you will essentially be playing a natural minor scale. Specifically, the relative minor.
What is the first note of a major or minor scale called?
The Tonic
What is the Name for the third degree of a major or minor scale?
The third scale degree is called the mediant.
What is the third note on a musical scale?
The third note in a major or minor scale is called a mediant.
What is a melodic scale in music?
A melodic minor scale is a minor scale where the sixth and seventh are raised by a half step as the scale ascends; however, the melodic minor scale is played exactly the same as a natural minor scale as it descends.
What is the difference of a melodic scale and a harmonic scale?
The difference between a melodic minor scale and a harmonic minor scale is that in a melodic minor scale, the sixth and seventh scale degrees are raised on the way up, and on the way down they are the same as they would be in natural minor. In a harmonic minor scale, only the seventh scale degree is raised and stays the same on the way down.
What is the first note of a major or minor scale?
The first note of a major or minor scale is called the tonic note. For example: for C major, the first note (or tonic note) is C; for a minor, the first note (or tonic note) is a.
What is the third note in an A minor scale?
C is the third note of an A minor scale.
Which flat is in a d minor scale?
B flat is in the d minor scale.
What does a major scale have in common with its parallel minor scale?
A major scale and its relative minor scale share the same key signature.
